MCSO arrests 3, opens 25-plus cases in sex offender check

Published 7:05 pm, Friday, June 17, 2011

A recent sex offender compliance initiative netted three arrests and resulted in more than 25 criminal cases as law enforcement checked on the 750 registered sex offenders living in Montgomery County.

Sheriff Tommy Gage and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Compliance Unit, along with constable’s offices, local police departments and the Department of Public Safety work to complete routine compliance checks on registered sex offenders throughout the year.

During Operation “Chester” June 6-10, the goal was to complete a countywide sex offender compliance check within one week of every sex offender registered in Montgomery County.

Ten teams of two worked throughout the day and many times into the night to complete the compliance checks.

The three arrests were for an ICE deportation warrant, a probation violation warrant and a sex offender found living where he had not reported the change of address.

The 25-plus criminal cases under investigation are to determine whether an offender is out of compliance. Each investigation will be reviewed by the District Attorney’s Office for criminal charges.

Last year, 25 criminal cases were filed during the weeklong check.

If the registered sex offender was not at home, a sex offender compliance door hanger was left on their door.

The Sheriff’s Office will continue to work cooperatively with other police agencies in the county to provide the best possible public safety.

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“The Sex Offender Countywide Compliance Check was completed in one week and was a success,” Gage said.